What's something you were ABSOLUTELY wrong about

[StoveTopStauffer]

I thought McLellan (after last season) was a mediocre coach and Woodcroft should be fired. I also thought Russell would be an entirely mediocre pick up. Turns out I should be fired.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

This thread should have 100 pages by now... if everyone on HF was being honest.

Well, I only posted one of the things I was wrong about, not wanting to spam this thread.

 

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Yakupov would be the best of all of Edmonton's draft picks, and a similar scorer to Stamkos

 

[PuckSeparator]

A year or two ago I totally thought Barkov would be a much, much better player than Scheifele. Not so sure anymore...

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

I thought Patrik Laine would get screwed over for the Calder due to Toronto Media about three weeks ago.

Never been more wrong. He has been invisible for the last 10 games while Matthews has been great.

So have his zealot tire pumpers, funny how that works!

 

[Oak]

I didn't think McDavid was enough to turn the Oilers into winners.

 

[TopShelfYzerman]

I thought Larkin was going to have an amazing sophmore year. I think this year is an indication that his ceiling is no longer an elite level 2-way forward with the potential of 70 pts. Too much lacking in his vision and hockey sense and hes played more wing than anything else.

 

[Faltorvo]

Not something that you held a so so opinion on that turned out to be wrong; but something you were DEAD SET on thinking you were right that turned out the opposite.

Not the most original thread but I haven't seen one of these in a while.

I was just thinking back to John Scott in the All-Star game and how I venomously opposed him going. I just couldn't let it go. I thought everyone would be laughing at him while he was getting pylon'd. Meanwhile, in reality, it was one of the greatest moments I've ever seen in hockey. It played out like a movie.

Toronto drafting Jared Cowen over Nazen Kadri

Toronto drafting Marner over Hanifin

Toronto hanging onto Bozak

 

[Bathcat]

After his hot start, I thought Draisaitl would fade and become the next Couturier.

 

[Brainiac]

Something I was wrong about? Shirley Trenton. Man I was soooo sure she'd sleep with me.

 

[DisgruntledGoat*]

I thought RNH would be a top five center.

I still don't understand what happened to his offence and creativity.

 

[Russian Factor]

Thought Derrick Pouliot was going to be another Letang. Part of me still believes he can still be a top 4 D man... someday... maybe...

 

[SharkInABoloTie]

I thought Buffalo would be in a similar position to what Toronto is in now, and vice versa. Feelsbadman. Congrats to the leafs tho. Look good

 

[Jesus Take the Wheel]

Thought Beau Bennett was a surefire first line winger.

My buddy jumped the gun and got a Bennett jersey after his rookie season, now its just in his closet collecting dust

 

[Topkatz]

Justin Schultz being waived by the Pens by now.

Dylan McIlrath being a great defensive D.

Oscar Klefbom not being a top pairing D.

McDavid being devoured by the Oilers suck.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Oh, here's an embarrassing one.

I was convinced Gallagher was and would always be better than Marchand about a year and a half ago.

And more recently than that

don't read the white

 

[dellzor]

I Win:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2138551&highlight=avalanche+seriously


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Boy was he wrong

http://i.imgur.com/zrbqAPN.png

 

[dellzor]

I thought the Shinkaruk trade was very bad for the Canucks, boy was I wrong

 

[CapsWolverinesUSA]

Jack "JMFJ" Johnson. I genuinely, genuinely thought he would be a transcendent, hall-of-fame caliber offensive defensemen. Seemed to have it all and was just so damn dynamic in college. I have never been so sure of an NCAA player having "it" as I was with him. Never. Glad to see he's worked his tail off to become a really solid top-4 guy on a good team who has had a nice long career, but he's nothing like the sort of player (or type of player) I expected him to become.

 

[Scotty Pucks]

Yakupov would be the best of all of Edmonton's draft picks, and a similar scorer to Stamkos

I was high on Yak as well. Very disappointing.

A lot of people know I was wrong about the Penguins last year, if I predict their doom again I'm sure those that noticed will laugh. Let them laugh.

It's just very hard to repeat, and especially with those injuries.

I've been right about a pretty decent amount of other things over the past 5 or so years though.

 

[vcanuck]

i was wrong about Megna being an career AHLer... he's a regular on our team.

 

[The Macho King]

Right before the lockout shortened season, I said Hedman has peaked - we got a decent #3 and that's it.

 

[Raymoondo]

Good: Marner would struggle to hit 30 points this season

Bad: Rielly would be a #1 D by the end of this season

 

[Weast]

This thread could just be Avs fans and it would get 1000+ posts

 

[mehavecable]

I really thought the Maroon's Herb Cain was a lock for the Calder back in '34.

But no, that ******* Russ Blinco had to win it. Grrrr.